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Red Dawn

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More than 800 Russian wildfires have been reported since they first ignited nearly a week ago. The wildfires, a result of the country's worst heat wave in recorded history, have claimed 52 lives thus far and left more than 3,000 people homeless. A man stands in a forest ablaze near the village Golovanovo in the Ryazan region on Aug. 5.

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Russians and tourists wear facemasks to protect themselves from forest-fire smog that hangs over the Red Square in Moscow on Aug. 6. The heavy smoke contains toxins and is causing alarm over public health.

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A man stares at the conflagration near the village of Murmino on Aug. 5. Currently, thousands of firefighters, soldiers, and volunteers are working around the clock to keep the wildfires from spreading. According to some officials, 10,000 firefighters aren't nearly enough to control the blaze.